The former Nantes striker who was on board with British pilot Dave Ibbotson from Scunthorpe are missing and presumed dead.

French investigators made the news known to the public saying the parts of the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville on the French coast.

However, the search is set to be taken to the next level as underwater search will commence in a bid to recover the aircraft wreckage.

An AAIB spokesman said: "On the morning of Monday 28 January, we were advised by the Bureau d’Enquêtes & d’Analyses (BEA), the French safety investigation authority, that part of a seat cushion had been found on a beach near Surainville on the Cotentin Peninsula.